hunter45
Regular Member
I signed up for this class for the upcoming fall semester. Sounds interesting.
CRIM 490: Firearms Law, Policy, and Politics
The course will explore federal, state and local firearms laws and regulations and how they
impact the availability and use of firearms; the legal firearms industry and commercial firearms
supply chain; and how and why firearms are diverted from lawful commerce for criminal
purposes. We will examine existing firearms enforcement policy and programs to reduce
firearms-related violent crime, including how enforcement agencies use statistical data and other
investigative and technical tools to respond to firearms-related crime. We will examine the
history of firearms and the types of firearms in circulation today, and discuss technical
similarities and differences and dispel misinformation that frequently appears in print and
electronic media. We will explore the founding fathers' original intent regarding the second
amendment and compare and contrast the need for a well-regulated militia with the way the
public and courts view the amendment today. We will discuss whether guns contribute to more
or less violent crime. We will explore how politics, the media and special interest groups
influence the government's ability and willingness to pass firearms legislation and enforce
firearms laws. We will explore the role of the United States as a small arms supplier to the world
and the role that U.S.-sourced firearms play in contributing to violent crime in neighboring
countries such as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean region.
CRIM 490: Firearms Law, Policy, and Politics
The course will explore federal, state and local firearms laws and regulations and how they
impact the availability and use of firearms; the legal firearms industry and commercial firearms
supply chain; and how and why firearms are diverted from lawful commerce for criminal
purposes. We will examine existing firearms enforcement policy and programs to reduce
firearms-related violent crime, including how enforcement agencies use statistical data and other
investigative and technical tools to respond to firearms-related crime. We will examine the
history of firearms and the types of firearms in circulation today, and discuss technical
similarities and differences and dispel misinformation that frequently appears in print and
electronic media. We will explore the founding fathers' original intent regarding the second
amendment and compare and contrast the need for a well-regulated militia with the way the
public and courts view the amendment today. We will discuss whether guns contribute to more
or less violent crime. We will explore how politics, the media and special interest groups
influence the government's ability and willingness to pass firearms legislation and enforce
firearms laws. We will explore the role of the United States as a small arms supplier to the world
and the role that U.S.-sourced firearms play in contributing to violent crime in neighboring
countries such as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean region.